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Bath and North East Somerset planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Bath and North East Somerset Council. Also known as B&NES, BathNES and BANES.Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Bath and North East Somerset website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates58,557Searchable applications
946Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 36,437 approved or refused records
3,148Refused applications
33,289 approved · 3,148 refused · 3,396 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 2012 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas35 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- Application Permitted21/04741/FUL
Demolition of existing car port and canopy and construction of new single storey side extension and associated hard and soft landscaping.
Avalon, Park Gardens, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2XP
Received 21 Oct 2021 - Application Permitted21/04742/FUL
Addition of garage door to car port.
4 Richmont Place, East Harptree, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6DS
Received 21 Oct 2021 - No Objection21/04743/TCA
T1, Cotoneaster - Fell.
Hunters Lodge, North Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6HP
Received 21 Oct 2021 - No Objection21/04744/TCA
Black pine (T1) - remove to ground level
Weston Park Court, Weston Park East, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 21 Oct 2021 - Application Permitted21/04745/FUL
Installation of 3no dormer windows to the rear elevation.
Redwoods, 6A Kelston Road, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3QN
Received 21 Oct 2021 - Application Refused21/04746/OUT
Outline application (with access and layout to be determined and all other matters reserved) for the development of 15 affordable dwellings.
Field On Corner With Ferndale Road, Deadmill Lane, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Received 21 Oct 2021 - Split decision/check certificate or file21/04747/COND
Discharge of conditions 1 and 3 of application 19/05427/VAR (Variation of condition 12 (plans list) of application 17/02555/FUL (Conversion of redundant agricultural building to form a new dwelling.)).
Redhouse Farm, White Cross, Hallatrow, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 6EU
Received 21 Oct 2021 - Application Permitted21/04748/FUL
Erection of two-storey side extension and rear dormer side extension with internal alterations following demolition of the existing garage
10 Cherwell Road, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1QT
Received 21 Oct 2021 - Lawful21/04754/CLPU
Siting of mobile home / caravan for ancillary residential use in the curtilage of 22 Victoria Terrace (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development).
22 Victoria Terrace, Bath Road, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 7NY
Received 21 Oct 2021 - Application Refused21/04755/LBA
External alterations to widen opening in stone wall
31 St Mark's Road, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4PA
Received 21 Oct 2021 - Application Permitted21/04756/FUL
Replace the existing timber conservatory with zinc roof structure, reduced flat rooflight and double glazing sliding doors, and external works to the patio area.
13 Bathwick Hill, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6EW
Received 21 Oct 2021 - Consent21/04757/LBA
Replace the existing timber conservatory with zinc roof structure, reduced flat rooflight and double glazing sliding doors, and external works to the patio area.
13 Bathwick Hill, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6EW
Received 21 Oct 2021 - No Objection21/04758/TCA
T1(Beech) - Reduce height and spread by up to 2m. Crown clean and thin by 10-20%.
2 Pulteney Avenue, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4HH
Received 21 Oct 2021 - Condition Discharged21/04759/COND
Discharge of condition 3 of application 18/03905/FUL (Erection of single storey rear extension).
39 Apsley Road, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3LP
Received 21 Oct 2021 - No Objection21/04760/TCA
T1 (Ash) - Fell. Exhibiting strong signs of stage 2/3 dieback, remove to ensure safety of road and overhead services pole.
Meadow View, Meadow Lane, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6SN
Received 21 Oct 2021 - No Objection21/04761/TCA
Weeping silver birch (T1) - fell.
41 Castle Gardens, Bloomfield, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 2AN
Received 22 Oct 2021 - Application Permitted21/04762/FUL
Erection of single storey porch/utility extension.
Summerleaze, Merry Hill Farm, Gypsy Lane, Nempnett Thrubwell, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 5TS
Received 22 Oct 2021 - Application Permitted21/04763/FUL
Erection of two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and associated works including parking provision.
17 Derwent Grove, Keynsham, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS31 1NT
Received 22 Oct 2021 - Condition Discharged21/04765/CONDLB
Discharge of conditions 2, 3 and 4 of application 21/01401/LBA (Erection of single storey rear extension and internal alterations to form new ground floor WC and utility room).
1 Rose Cottages, St Michael's Court, Monkton Combe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7EZ
Received 22 Oct 2021 - Condition Discharged21/04769/COND
Discharge of condition 3 (Bicycle Storage (Pre-occupation)) of application 21/03334/FUL (Alterations and extension to residential annex in association with its independent use)
The Ferns, Deadmill Lane, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 8DE
Received 22 Oct 2021 - Application Permitted21/04770/FUL
Installation of 2no. separate doors to existing car port area.
3 Richmont Place, East Harptree, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6DS
Received 22 Oct 2021 - Approve21/04772/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application 21/00223/FUL (Erection of ground floor rear extension and alterations to detached dwellinghouse).
Bridge Barn, Temple Bridge, Temple Cloud, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5AA
Received 22 Oct 2021 - Application Permitted21/04775/FUL
Erection of single storey outbuilding with pitched roof
58 Locksbrook Road, Newbridge, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3ES
Received 23 Oct 2021 - Application Permitted21/04776/FUL
Internal and external alterations to existing dwelling, including increased ridge height.
Earlesmere, Weston Lane, Lower Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4AA
Received 23 Oct 2021
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Bath and North East Somerset Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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